Elizabeth Jane Howard Quotes
Charity felt rather snoozy after the long sermon, and she was really very grateful when Reverend Meeps offered her a cup of tea. Church was not so bad when the minister remembered you were only human.
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There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'
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To gastroenterologists, the concept of a germ causing ulcers was like saying that the Earth is flat.
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I looked through our catalog year by year, and I saw that there were pockets of time when we wrote some terrific songs. Then all of a sudden, we'd go for another two or three months and there weren't great songs.
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Chet loved artists. He did. But he was caught up in the system. He had two hats. He had to have 'em because he did two things: he was an artist, and he was an executive.
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America's fine, nice, nice hiking near L.A. But I am European. I love London and Paris. Friends and intellect, big thought, why not?
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In an ever-changing technological landscape, where today's platforms are not tomorrow's platforms, the key seems to be that any one of these spaces can use a dose of humanity and art and culture.
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When you catch other people with a sound like yours, that's when you know you did something.
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I was afraid the other musicians might want to present themselves too much, though I see in the coverage I've received of the album that the musicians got wonderful reviews for their contributions and abilities. I think the four musicians played freely within my limits.
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The cheapest natural gas in the world is in the United States.
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I'm supporting the School for Creative Startups because the project's ambition - to boost innovation and the culture of entrepreneurship - is something I feel strongly about.
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In fighting terror, you cannot let it interfere with the normal life of civilians in Israel.
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America's presidents tend to die young. Maybe it is in the nature of the men who reach such heights, or of the job once they attain it.
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A precise language awaits a completed metaphysics.
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Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.
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Sinclair Lewis may be ripe for a revival; his books raise several interesting issues of art and fashion.
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I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind.
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My government career is over.
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During the Samuel Johnson days they had big men enjoying small talk; today we have small men enjoying big talk.
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There are lots of people whose style I admire, although I'd never dress like them. Chloe Sevigny is probably the most stylish woman ever, and Lady Gaga is amazing - it's fun to watch what she's going to wear next.
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I sometimes pray not for self-knowledge in general but for just so much self knowledge at the moment as I can bear and use at the moment; the little daily dose.
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Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of your way.
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If I feel like I need a little color, I'll get a natural spray tan. Not only does this give me a little extra coverage, but it also allows me to achieve the bronzed look I want without the sun damage.
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I like movies that are specific. Movies that home in on a very specific subculture, a specific discipline, a specific world.
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Charity felt rather snoozy after the long sermon, and she was really very grateful when Reverend Meeps offered her a cup of tea. Church was not so bad when the minister remembered you were only human.
